prr SCRANTON TRIBUNl SATURDAY, FEBRUARY C, 1803. TV if i SPENT THE NIGHT IN RAILROAD TRAIN Unpleasant E:perlcuce ol Passengers on the E. & W. V. Train. COAL TRAIN LEFT TUP. TRACK Cniucd n Wreck W lilcli Provcntnd tlio J'jugongor Train I)uu in Thi City JInrlv In the Ironing Irnm Reaching Hrro I'litil l.O in tlio Morning. Took Xunriy Ten Hour Time to Clear Up tlio Wreck. A few and Just u few caily Users, Including the wotkmon nbont the Krlo and wvomlng Vnllej station, on North Washington ucnue, Unci tlio oppottun Ity of seeing twenty-tlnco weary, hun giy, he.iv-eved nnd gcnernlly fagged out ptnple sti.iggllng out of u pas henger tuiln at Just four minutes from C o'clock Thuiidny morning. Uy aitual count there weie tvvonU three t'p at Dininuiie. when the tmln st'ip ped ut that Mutton, two like looKlng people left the ti.iln nnd stalled for home. This made twenty-live. The fact Is that these mi mo twentv flve spent the hour from 8 30 o'clock Wednesday night until about 4 15 o'clock the next morning In a ban en tialn, stianded In a stretch of count! y heavily wooded and two miles fioin the nearest settlement Foitunatoly the mMuip was not to the passengei tiain. but to n coal train, which was ttylng to get Into a siding to let the PHhseiiRer train pass. Tlio siding: Is known to l.illro.id men as Tiet-sler's, and Is located nliout twenty three miles fiom this elty and two miles east of M.iplewood. At this point n coal tuiln moving east was sched uled to take the Mding. This was be ing done and the passenger train, No. 5. due in Scranton at 9.M p m, was waiting In the distance when smash! and five loaded coal cais had um through nn open switch. The cats weie. tumbled topsy tuny oil oVer the main track, and the coal heaping Itself in a mass ten foot high formed a hauler to tralllc which took nearly ten houis for the wreck crews to temoe While the woik was go ing on the twenlj-flvo passengers m the tiain weie compelled to cither bleep a icstlevs sleeo on the seats in the cais or go down tlio tt.uk to see the men woik by the light of lanterns. The entile night was passed In thcse and diveis othei was and dawn wns just coming up when the engine wheels l evolved nnd the Hip foi Seianton was begun. That Is why the twenty-three looked worn out when they left the train at 4 5G o'clock Thursday morning. Run Down and Killed. Hundreds of people lost their lives every year through being run down by horse cars, cable-cars or electric-trolleys. Thousands of people arc daily risking their lives in another way. They arc run down and killed by reason of ill health. They allow their slums to get weak, and sonic light illness develops into a fatal disease. It is wiser to take no risks but to build up health, strength and vital ity by the use of a healthful .stimu lant. There is nothing better than Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, which is unequalled foritsstrcngth cning. invigorating, tonic effects. It is not an ordinary whiskey but a piepaiation having wonderful medicinal pouei s. It is universally preset ibed and recommended. lie .sure that ou get Duffy's pure malt vWiiskov. It is the only medicinal uhiskev in the market. Y. M. C. A. WILL BUILD ANE1 JONAS LONQ'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONQ'S SONS. JONAS LONQ'S SONS. Concluded fim.I'ngo 1. r A WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE. Mnry Zrjwncv Changes Her .Hind About Chun emu Her Name. As n piecautlon against a possible lntenuptlon of his mauiage to the glU he loes, a Polish young man has en tered bail befoie an aldeinian and ob tained a ball piece to waive In the face of a rlvnl In case the latter cnules out a tin eat to hne the other nuested at the mauiage altar Mary Zrjwacz, of South Washington Yivenue, loed Adam Kooznieinkl, nnd alto Anthony Galkolskl. Adam and Anthony returned the gill's affections with equal aulor. That's the rub. Idai piomised Adam, unknown to Anthon, and theli maniage bans were published In the chinch of the Sat led Heat t by Father Damlnskl Inst Sunday. Anthony peisuaded Mary to asset t her pi l liege and change her woman's mind. She did so, and betame prom ised to Anthony. Adam heard of it, and has planned to have Anthony ar icbted at the nltnr next Tuesday. An thony is a diplomat, but his plans may be upset b the gill, who thientens to change her mind to another dliectlon and man neither one of the A's. Any how, Anthony has cunningly surrend eered himself on a charge of lllenlating the affections of his bilde-to-be. He has gien ball for his appearance af ter the wedding. If Adam's wan ant Is seived or If Maiy changes hoi mind again this stoiy may be continued next Wednes day, m STRANDED IN THIS CITY. on the pait of the management of the house to permit of Its presentation. The owneis of the hall surely do not know how the place Is being prosti tuted or they would put a stop to the pel foi mtince. The cuthl-euihl dance that tl e police of eveiy self-iespeetlng tlty prohibits is given In the prescribed tostuine. This Is the least of the objectionable featuie.s The others nre unmentlon- nble. The police department should suppiess the show at once. It is a llaginnt outrage on public decency. THE TOWNSHIP AGAIN. Objections to tlio Qiiiim Ticket He ing Ollicinlly Dubbed Democratic. As expected, the objection by the Judge faction to the Qulnn ticket oc cupjlng the regular Democratic column on tlio ofllclal ballots of Lackawanna township has bobbed up. It was pieented to court yestorduy 1y Attorneys C. C. Donovan and John F. Scragg and by order of Judges Gutl ster and Kdwnrds a hi at tag was fixed for next Monday moinlng at 9 o'tlock. The law leads that objections to nominations must bo tiled at least twehe davs befote election. The elec tion is to be on the 13th Inst., esterday was the 4th and pocordlng to the way the Qulnn pnople llguitd the objection was one dav late. Judge Edwards said- "Couit will take the lesponslbility of lecelvlng the objection " The paper contalnlrg the objections Is maiked with the Piothonotarv's ttamp "Filed Feb. J, 1S9S," nnd the at taches of tl.o olllce aver that it was In ought in by Mr. Donoan at 8 o'clock In Iho afteinocn of the 3id and after the ' HIj" mark had been put on it Mr. Donovan took It out baing ho Intend ed to'piesent It to court. The objections nie that the nomina tions are not Demoei.itle because they weie not made in accordance with the rules govtnliig the piitj In the town ship and that they weie not pioperly Mvorn to before nn alderman or Justice of the peate as lemjlied by law. FUNERAL OF WILLIAM ORAM. Italians Collertod Money from Their Countrymen nnd Left Town. Twenty-nine Italian Inboieis weie stranded In this city Thursdaj night and, after collecting the sum of $101 30 from fellow -countiymen in this city, left on the 2.21 Delaware and Hudson tiain for their homes In Shamokln, Noithumbeiland tount. The men reached heie at 10 o'clock Thuisday night la the Delaware and Hudson road fiom Sidney, N. Y where they had been nt work. The contractor who emplojed them, it is said, skipped the town nnd left the whole gnng pen niless and fai fiom home. The wise people of Sidney contributed sufficient money to pny the transpoitatlon for the men to this city Reaching here in the night time It was an easy mattei for the gang to get lodging They slept In a barn owned by a West Scranton fellow countryman and yesteiday morning started out to get car fare at $3.70 per for the party. Major Hailey directed the solicitation committee to the poor boaid, which was In session yesteiday afternoon. Rnthei than strike the enieful poor directors for $101.30 the gang went about among their eountiy men and by the generosity of these suc ceeded In accumulating the whole amount. Interment Wns Jllnde in forest Hill Cemetery. The remains of the late William G. Oiam, formeily a usident of West Seianton, were bi ought fiom Clifford, Susquehanna countj, to this city yes terday afternoon by Funeral Director William Price, of South Main avenue, and taken to Foi est Hill cemetery for Interment. A trt i number of friends from Clifford accompanied the remains and many attended the funeral from hero. Shoit services were conducted at the cemetery and at the conclusion the re mains were tewed. Hev. Richard Hi- orns undated. The floral tributes were very beautiful. The pallbeaiers were: William Ft Ink, William II. Freeman, II. D. Jones and r. V. Shelton. GAVE A FINE PERFORMANCE. Field's JHiimrels Were nt Wilkes llnrrn Last Night. The following dispatch was recelveJ last night by The Tribune concerning Field's mlnstiels, which were been it Wllkes-Baire last night: "Field's minstrels weie seen at the Nesbltt tonight bj a laige audience Ittis the btst minstrel performance glHfcherc this season -f' IT WAS INFANTICIDE. Coroner's .lurv bo Decides in the C'liseofthe Vojtex Child. In the case of the A otex child whoso bod wan exhumed nt the Hldge. Arch hahl, a few days agolthe coionei's Jury brought in iv veidict finding that tlio mother. Annie Voytex was guilty of Infanticide and that tlio e ldenea w nu anted the conclusion that Dr J. W. Heck and Undertaker J. W. Swallow were aetessoilcs nfter the fact County Detective Leybhon will an est th5 accused patties. The woman Is in Bridgeport, Conn. Itas tl GOLDj Held n V G0LDWEAr-E LADIES ENTERTAIN. hEr- E LADIE .! -nsurnblo 'Miprtnimnciit in i iniey'B linn. The Unlted TernPles ot the tyes of the Goldtn,K'?sle held an entr,aln. ment In FJnle s na" 'nst e;e"" Mrs. Hany KelBer n-esld',;l and ae, ne piogiainnuXas.C",rled "ut , After theente,rtaln,m'nt n l,er,od was passed In dnnc,nB- hi: i1" rnv' uiii. Feidlnand vVd, x:!ol1f10,i ot nu ance, is now, nt''.'. i.i .mlhl olllco of tlio Surrogate ' , mBslo,jo county, New Voik. QlotJ "f.ff- c"monpl.itc the onto proud ciuaior is 1 most unobtrusive cltlzenNr, l,.nese7, kuh the vtiiv...Hu .itiiv. 'ticm . - muni ... ,4 talker, he Is now reK'cc"C0 ",elf though rot iiu-Hociul, and tl meiesti hint of ills DISGUSTING PERFORMANCE. Now Iloing c;ivon at Mnnnccr I'eiic vessy'i I'lny House. What Is. po,?jVJ;v the most nauseat ing theat ,'(., tulJi,i'.lt.uipc oer per- at Musio IiarnV-(,.VMr.'"I''eneveBsy Is now conducting. Some of its indecen clea are almost incredible. How tlio l.C 1 i f connection with Qeneni. , It makes his fuco l)ecomo as cold aniNlV Ji as that ol u sphinx. Wnnl H (list biHiness enterprise, as has ofteu been told In punt was the running of a smalt Job press, but the business wus not u success! so bo asked u Gcneseo lleiyman to allow hlin to collect hi? bills. 1 "CortaiiYi," leplled tli livcrjman, '1 II bo only t&glnd to glxo jou a chance. Here Is a 1 l'o tried o;ery which way to collect nVKhave given It up tor a baft job If yoiint nnj thing, out of the fel low ou in uB'.vo all my collecting to do WMft. d with the chance. the bill his fate ugalnst himself lob, and ho mude fllB iwqR ries had been renewed as recently ns Wednesday. The following resolution, pieJfented by Colonel Holes and seconded by Mr. Stuiges, was adopted: HesoK'ed. That wo Diocetd to'tebulld tlio Young Men's Chris tlnn Asoclatlon nulldlng of 'lro pi oof construction and upon the best approved plans for the great work among joung men which has ben do eloped hero during the recent years. , That we nprrnl to the citizens of Scran ton to pledge tlio tiUEltcs SlOO.U'iv), panble In lho canal annual Installments, to en- nblo us to euct a building which shall be on ot name nt ns well as a blessing to our city for nil time, und, That tho trustees bo authorized to pio ceed with Its erection Just us booh ns sulllclctit money has been pledged upon whatever scale may bo wan anted by lho citizens. SOLICITING COMMITTKU. A nominating committee was on mo tion nppolnted nnd tetouunended tlrt! following for a soliciting committee to hae charge of the campaign for pro curing funds. A. W. Dickson, Colonel II. M. Holes, II. C. Shafer, AV. W. Scran ton, Captain W. A. May, T H. AVat kins and Luther Keller The ciuestlon of site wns laised and luought foith comment fiom several that the present was a fa vol able time to consider acquiring a laiger site. A committee was appointed to consider the matter nnd report at the next meeting. The Identity of those present who subscribed $15,000 toward the new building were not revealed. A rally meeting Is being nrranged by officers of the association for tomorrow afternoon at 3 45 o' lock In the Lyceum theater. The direttors, trustees and pnstors of the city churches will occupy seats on the'platform. No requests for money will be made. The presence Is requested of all persons who during the last thlity years have been officers or members, or who hae been helped by tho association In any way. There will be addresses by some of the trustees, directors and piesent members. An interesting programme of music Is being prepared for the oc casion by J. Ju Chance, the associa tion music dlnftor. The scene ofjthe flie was yesteiday the destination of thousands of per sons who hadlbuslness In the central pait of the cAly or who came out of curiosity fronijall directions outside the city limits. Early in the day thou sands nnd liier hundreds were at all hours lined iilong AA'yomlng avenue, watching tljt steaming and smoking idle of whatfbut a. few hours previous was one.ofltho handsomest structures in the business dlstilct. Stteams of water weie dtiected on tho ruins thioughout the whole day. Two lines of hose lemalned in service all Inst night, but at a late hour small clouds of hteam continued to arise fiom the water as it came In contact with the heated mass of masonry and iron. As late as 3 o'clock In the afternoon there weie glistening red hot coals in the rear of the Young Men's Christian association cellar, notwithstanding the torrent ot water that had pouted Into the place. DKBUIS IIUMOVKD. Under the dliectlon of Street Com missioner A. 13. Dunning and K. A Fltzslmmons, head foreman of the stieet department, a large force of men and teams removed the debris from AVyomtng avenue during tho day, and before evening began to attack the two alleys In the rear of the asso ciation building. Before daylight jes terday the gutteis had been opened and much accomplished toward making the avenue presentable. The seveilty of the fire was .evi denced In the barricaded window sand blistered paint on the AVestnAster hotel, across the street, and the also damaged fronts of the buildings ad joining. Scarcely a pane of class in the whole AVestmlnster front Avaa left uninjured L B. Mosher, ot tho tailoring firm of Mosher & Coleman, who sustained a total loss, was married onlylten hours before the fire started. A' telegram reached him yesterday moinlng, and he was obliged to leae his? wife with friends at Klmlra and return home, leaching here during the afternoon. Assistant Fire Chief Louis Schwass, of the Fourth (South Side) district, ielieed Chief Hlckey dining the after noon and was for a time In charge of the difficult work of straightening out the kinks that might be expected In a flie depattment that had been out on a general alarm The amateur photographer fiend and flendess were In their glory. At no time during the day were they wholly absent. AA'llllam Connell Is president, nnd Col onel II. M. Boles secretary and treas urer of the board of trustees of the Young Men's Christian association. The other tiustees are A AAr Dickson, n. B. Sturges and W. II. Storrs. A vacancy caused by the death of James Blair has nevei been filled. Tho Young Men's Christian associa tion Insurance was distributed as fol lows1 Bear section, $12,000; front sec tion, $40,000, contents of the front, $3, 000; contents of the rear, $3,000. It was erected In 1S3S and cost nearly SbO.000. About $20 000 has been expended In Im pioeinents and finishing the interior and an equal sum has been paid for the contents of the building. Ke. Hogers Israel, rector of St. Luke's, showed his appreciation of the work of the firemen by directing the distribution among them of bountiful supplies of good coffee and sandwiches Mr. Israel yesterday was loud in his praises of the firemen for their suc cessful efforts in suppressing tho flames which repeatedly broke out in the roof ventilators of the church, nnd once on the coiner of, the rectory. The rector .was frequently heard to express his satisfaction concerning the able man ner In which Chief Hlckey had direct ed the work ot tho department. (0 Z o to to (5 o CO o 3 AFTHRNOON PnOGItAM, March Crnck-A-Jack Overttiro flublleo Selection flnclnta Waltz La Heine Dq la Mer Medley Ovcrturo ..... . , Tho AVoolen Stocking Munli .On. a Venture Selection Pc"Y:.0.t ' !?''""' Clnvotte... Master of tho Whlto House Selection from Wang Tho Old Club Saturday at the PURE FOOD SHOW evening rnoaitAM. March , Tho Idol's Eyo Overture Zampa Selection ,.. Llttla Christopher AVnltz Tho Bkater Medley Behind the Scenes Overture Ungnrlsrho Lustnplcl March Tho Ilonnto Brier Descriptive Fantnsla The Dnnco of tlio Goblins Southern Pastimes , March Tho Enquirer's Club 0 o to to 0 z o J 0 o 3 (0 O (0 (0 b O -4 CO o 3 Over twelve thousand people have visited the Food Exhibit in the basement of The Great Store during this week. Eight thousand more will come today. Will you be among the number ? You can't afford to miss this Grand Exhibition of eatables and drinkables. You can't afford to miss the Tremendous Barg;aiiiGiving; All Through the Store Today. Remember the dollar spent here brings you two dollars in return. You've found that out al readyif you've traded here. Come today buy or not. You'll find plenty of chances to spend money and save money. Come early or late. Stay as long as you wisn. Enjoy yourself while here. Remember, the Food Show only lasts a month. Two Grand Concerts by Prof. Bauer's Orchestra Today. This Afternoon at 2. This Evening at 7. JONAS LONG'S SONS THE GREAT STORE, o i (0 r o o Co (n o CO c o i CO r o to CO en o CO o CO r o 0 CO CO o a CO JONAS LONG'S SONS. tONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. fire, went through the city hall yester day begging for a coat. He had lost all his effects In tho big fire. Lincoln Is the man who, when the explosion took place, was in the back part of the loom preparing to close up the machine, sweep the room, etc. He had on only a light coat at the time over a thin shirt, and this was what he wore yesterday. "I lost everything." he said to a Tri bune reporter. "I used to sleep in the room In the night to watch the ma chine and whatever money and clothes I had wete burned up." Lincoln's homo Is In Philadelphia. Ho visited police headquarters, asking for a coat, nnd was dliected to see Mayor Bailey. Nothing could be done for him. however. He will probably be assisted by the poor board. THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. which Mr. Choallcr exhibits. AVo would have no hesitation In criticizing tho ex hibition did It deserve crtlcldm, and when wo find It merits approbation we are al ways and ever ready to glvo credit whero credit is due. DUNMORE DOINGS. Junior League of tbc M. E. Church En joyed a Social Time at Home of Air. and Airs. lost. Waid was But when ho 10 flushed It was' He paid It nnd u successful collect! Did Not See irlo (.'Impel The Hov. Arcbllald Brown i elates that he was once halted to liclfuat to preuch ut a chupebopenlng, ua tho London SunJay Reader, and ion arriving In that city ha found tbrtaettB placarded with an unnountemenrit "Rev. Archibald (J, Brown will open tho Urgent Btreet Chapel In tho Victoria Hall." Accordingly he Pleached In the hall, nn.l .lid tint CM lilt, nlinnal nt ..II M'hn female members of the company can ,i.,,rnn8 exnioiniA hat n. r.i.io .tn' lend themselves to some of the vulgar- finished yet, bur )iy thought Mr. Browi ity that l produced surpasses under- would not mil yC'lra to, give them a standing. It la an Insult to the city J preliminary otilnfe. LINCOLN LOST EVKRYTIIINQ. Mo Wont to the City Itnll Yesterday tor Assidtnnce. Shivering from the cold, his eyes heavily hung by sleepless hours, hungry nnd penniless, Amos Lincoln, ono ot the men employed on tho clnemato giaph, which caused Thursday night's TONIGHTANDTOM0RR0W NIGHT And cuch day and night during this week cu can get at any druggists Kemp's Balaam for the Throat und Lungs, ac knowledged to be tho most successful remedy ever sold for Coughs, Croup, Bronchitis, Asthma und Consumption. Get u bottle todny and keep It always In the house, go ou can check jour cold nt once. Price !3c. and Wo. Sumplo bot tle free. MlnstrcM Tonight. Tomm Donnelly, even body knows and has laughed at his antics. Is once moio at his old post with tho Al G. Tleld Big Whlto Minstrels this seabon. As an up-to-date comtdlin Tommy Donnelly ranks among tho best. If ho didn't ho wouldn't be with A G. Field. This year sua ct.s has crowned his efforts from the start, theater goers every where have been quick to encourage tho unexcelled merit con tained In his lilg minstrel aggregation, and crowded houses everwliero havo been the rule. This Is tho Htato of afCaiis ail along tho line which will assuredly be dilnllcated heie when Mr. Field brings his big company to the Ljccum tonight. Never Again. L' M. Holland, tho very noted comedian, late starring with his brother, Joseph, Hugo 'Poland, the very handsome and necomnllshed young leading man of Churles Frohmnn's forces; Georgo Mar lon, unquestionably the finest and most versatllo ns well as artistic dialect actor in America, Samuel Beed, known for vears as a splendid character exposltoi , James Kearney, ono of tho Frohman's best stage managers and a (ino actor, too, Charles Kldredge, Joseph McKcever, and a holf dozen others: Grace Kimball, lato F.. II. Sothrn's leading lady and one of tho beat known and most finished act resses of tho day; Maggie Hollowav Fisher, without a peer In character roles of marked Individuality; Blanche Burton, lato with Boslna Vokes, and leading lady of tho Holland Blethers a very pretty engenue; Anita Botho a snlendld eccentric character delineator. May Lambert, Lillian Sullivan. Grace Maynhall and a half score of other pretty girls. These constitute the corps of pliy eis which will produco Charles Frohman's now noted play, "Never Again," at tho Ljccum on Tuesday, Feb. S, for a single night. Surely such a list of names is a guarantee of excellence of .1 perform once. This is tho Boston cast and the original and In only a dozen other cities In New England and New York will this corps be seen, for it never appears, gen erally speaking, for a shorter engage ment than a week at least. My Friend irom India. Tlio oilslnal Smyth & Bleo Comedy companv, presenting "My Trlcnd from India," will bo offered at iho Lyceum Wednesday, Feb. 0. Tho engagement promises to bo a recotd-breuklng one. such as was tho case In Now York city last ear, where It ran to ciovvded houses, while other theaters and plays were al mobt deserted. Ono ha only to see tho comedy for a few minutes to undeistund tho rcison of its popularity. It Is filled to tho brim with fun clean fun but the most uproarious fun that has over been seen on our btuge. Every part Is In the mo&t canablo hands possible. Tor In stance, Frederick Bond has played hero In many comedies, but never. It Is t-ald, has ho had a moro congenial part than In "My Friend from India " Kntio Itooticy Coming. That brilliant little aitist, Katie Boo ney, will again bo with her friends and they nre mar y presenting her latest success, "The Girl fiom Ireland," a tldc splltting comedy In three acts, by Hauy U. Marshall. She U a remarkably clever llttl" lady and cm do almost everything required of an actress, bho Is petlto and winsome, and alwt-js carries olumes of applause with eveij thing she does, Her company Is reall ex client. Many mu sical numbers nra introduced. Miss Boo ney will glvo her celebrated Imitations of her father, tho lato Pat Booney. She will bo at the Academy of Music the first three dajs of next week. A (ircnt Attraction Coming. Tho management of tho Academy of Music can fiel Justly proud In having secured ono of tho strongest attractions on tho road, having been ploying all the large cities to Immense big business and have tho unrnimous pratso of tho prc3s nnd clergy of tho entlro country. The great farce comedy, "The Deacon's Daughter," Is headed by tho pretty and world known l(ttlo soubretto, Miss Lil lian Kennedy, nnd supported by an ex ceptlonally clover company of comedians. Notwithstanding tho euoimous exponso of this strong attraction there will bo no ndvonco In ptlces, At tho Academy the last half of next week. Mnx Work Inhibition. Tiank Chevalier' has a wax work ex. hlbltlon at 518 Spruco street that is veiy Interesting. Tho first object to meet tho gaze of the visitor is tho representation of nn execution In Spain. Next, one Is attracted to tho old Fiench mode of dis patching criminals, a true picture In wax of President Carnot's assassin Santo. Tho next sceno vividly portrays tho Can ndlan method, viz., hanging. Ono can At the home of Mr. nnd Mis. Oscar Yost, on North Blakely stieet, last evening the members and friends of the Junior league of the Methodist Episcopal church met and enjoyed a social time. Tho affair was for the benefit of the church building fund, for which a silver off ei Ing was taken. During the evening an entertainment was given and proved very enjoyable. Miss Ethel Letehworth recited pleas antly, em also did Miss Jessie Blch- ards; Miss Ruby Yost gave a clever piano solo, and she, with Lester Yost, afterward played a piano nnd mando lin duet. Charles Selgle gave a spe cial reading, and Oscar Ludwlg a whistling solo. Another feature of the evening was a guessing contest participated In 'by the young folks. A table was covered with miscellaneous articles and the contestants were permitted to take a glance at these and then going to an other loom write down all that they could temember, Miss Bessie Brink wns awarded the prize. Refreshments were served by the young misses. There was a very large attendance. Miss Hope Pinnell is president of tho society. Hill, is 111 at her home from tvphold fever. Mr. Spear, of New York, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Moffat, of Dudley street. Harvey Bishop, of Ariel, Pa., is spend ing a few days with friends in town. COMING AFFAIRS. Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, Is approaching and Pequest tribe, No. 337, of Red Men, have already sent out circulars for a fitting celebration of the event. In the evening, beginning at 8.15 o'clock, an entertainment, un der the direction of the lodge will be given In Odd Fellows' hall. The pro gramme includes tho names of Jef frey and Mllner, In a sketch called "De Darkey Way," Thomas Mullarky, comedian; Kearney and Cawley, sing ers and dancers; Al. Austin, come dian, and the Klondike quartette. There will be dancing. The committee in charge are; G. r. Schrank, manager; II. B. Cole, secretary; J. II. Jenkins, S. J. Knapp nnd T. P. Letehworth. The National drum corp will hold a masquerade ball In Odd Bellows' hall March lfi. The Ensign social club are making nctlve preparations for their dance In Odd Fellows' hall on Feb. 16. Mrs. Monoghan will hold a benefit ball at Buschell's Keystone hall, Feb. 18. The Men's Guild of St. Mark's Epis copal church will hold an enteitaln ment at the church parloia next Fri day evening. NEWS IN NOTES. The Neptune Ho30 company held their logular meeting last night. The North Park Bible class met last evening nt tho home of George Snlrks and passed a very beneficial time in scripture study. The Pennsylvania Coal company will pay their employes here today. The Young Ladles' Missionary circle of the Presbyteilan church will pro sent a series of tableaux at the church parlors Monday evening, Feb. 14. The Young Men's Total Abstinence and Benevolent society will hold their opening this evening at thetr hall. To taxpayers! All taxes remaining unpaid after Tebiuary 19, a penalty will be added. The tax-collector will bo at the borough building every even ing next week, except Monday. MOON WITHIN A MILE Ol' EARTH Finest Solderless 18k Wedding Rings. The new Tiffany Style. Wedding Presents -IN- Fine Sterling Silverware, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, &c, Our optician, Mr. Adams, can fit all cases of defective vision. Prices very reasonable. IRCEREnUHOU 130 Wyoming Ava TWO SLEIGHING PARTIES. A delegation from the Methodist church last evening enjoyed a sleigh' ride to Jormyn. Arriving at that place the merry party wis entertained at the home of Mrs. Miry Osbourne. A very pleasant evening was passed. Amonur those who attended were. Misses Jennie Blesecker, Clara Collins, Eva Hess, Clara Hess, Edith Johnson, Jessie Wirt. Diana Capwell, Eva Mont gomery, Sarah Hughes, Elsie Powell, Annie Powell, Maria Webber, Lucy Ellis, Mame Kellar; Richard Angwln, Harry Harper, Will Young, Will Parry. T. Hughes, AValter Neimeyer, Will Zeigler, Theodore Zelgler, and Arthur Wlneshank. The party assembled at Burgess Powell's residence on Blakely street. The pui lis of Miss McIIalo's room at No. 2 school, went on a pleasant sleigh ing party yesterday. HEADQUARTERS ARC OPEN. Tho Republican headquarters in Boyle's hall were opened at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and will remain to until after election day, Feb, 15, There was a good patronage of the privilege during yesterday and last night but tonight, when the regular opening will take place. It is expected that tho room will bo too small to accommoJate the throng. The committeemen nnd nil of the candidates, It Is thought, will be present to meet the voters Burgees Powell stated last evening that already there has been sura signs of enthusi asm along the Republican lines and the end Is not feared. PERSONAL MENTION. A gill baby was horn Thursday to Mi. nnd Mis. Chailes Ford, of West Drinker street. Charles Pinnell, of New York city, will visit tho family of J, W. Pinnell, of West Drinker street, next week. Mrs. Donley, ot Canaan, O., is visit ing nt the home of G, M. Watson, on Delavvnio street. Rev. A. B. O'Neal Is slightly Indis posed at his home on Dudley stieet. Charles Chanman. of Salem. Wavne not but wonder at tho skill and in-;o-1 county, Is visiting in town. nulty of man bb exemplified in tho works MIbs Maggla McDonald, of Bunker Power of tho Great Purls Exposition Teloscpe. From tho New York Commercial Adver tiser. The telescope of the great Paris ex position of 1900 will bring the Image of the moon within a mile of the earth. The tube of this telescope will be ISO feet long. The Image Is to be received upon a level mirror seventy-five Inches In diameter, and from that reflected onto a screen so rigged up that COO peo ple can view Its startling revelations at one time. This Paris telescope, with Its huge objective, will be peculiarly fitted to vivify and enlarge Indistinct parts of large stars or planets or suns. The objective of the Flower observa tory of the University of Pennsylvania Is only eighteen Inches, that at Prince ton twenty Inches, that at Harvard, twenty-four Inches, that at the Uni versity of Virginia twenty-six inches, that at the Lick observatory thirty-six inches, that at Pulkowa, Russia, thlr-ty-elght Inches, while the Yerkea glass is forty Inches in diameter. The glass which the Alvln Clark company Is now making at the Cambridge works for the Paris exposition of 1900 Is fifty-one inches In diameter. It Is a thin con vex, with a long focal distance. It was formerly thought that the diameter of the object glass of a tele scope could not be Increased beyond a certain number of Inches without fa tally diminishing Its effectiveness. Ob jectives rest on their edge, of course, a.id the weight of a very wide glass was so great that It Increased the density of the lower pait of the rim, on w hlch Its weight reBted.and so modified with the refraction of that part of the glass. Refraction Is the bend or change In Its dliectlon, which a ray ot light undergoes upon passing through any denser bodv than the air. Formerly objectives were made very thick In the centre of their convexity, so their fecal distance, or the pclnt at which all the rays passing through them crossed, wns close to them. The thicker an objective the shorter the distance to where tho focal point lies back of It In the tube. With these thick objectives and their short focus, low power magnifying eyepieces to telescopes were used not over a 1,000 diameter eyepiece In the largest Instru ment. But lately Alvln Clark and the Jena manufacturer have turned out very much thinner objectives. Such object ives produce a focal point much further back from them In the tube of tho telescope. And this change of focal points has given rise to the employment of eyepieces of 4,000 or 5,000 magnify ing power. The nearer the image of the object to be magnified Is brought to an eyepiece, the higher must he Its magnifying power, and so the old limi tation of size dlametei In an object ive has been oveicome. Objectives of telescopes are duplex, consisting of a convexity of crown glass fitted tightly into a one-sided concavity of flint glass. This arrange ment is necessitated by the fact that rays of different colors have a different angle of refraction In passing through condex crown glass. But these color rays are Intercepted by the flint glass backing, and so the focal point Is pre served. The glass of these objectives must Iks of equal thickness or opacity through out. Alvln Clark told Dr. George F. Barker, of the chair of physics of the University of Pennsylvania, that the delicacy of his objectives was alto gether owing to his caie in going over them personally, and wherever ho dis covered a comparatively opaque spot ho would dip his finger tip in rouge powder and gently rub tho spot back and forth for a minute, so exceedingly susceptible to this very light friction ore such highly finished and polished pieces of manufactured glass. The cost of creat objectives Is enormous. The Lick objective, which stands fourth In the list in size, cost $50,000. Alvln Clark's reputation as a maker of ob jectives stands first In tho world, so Steam and Hot Water HEATING Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . WIRINQ Charles B. Scott, 119 Franklin Ave. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF OYSTERS Fnncy Rockiivvays, East Rivers, iMnurlce River Coves, Mill Ponds, &c, &c. Leave your order for iJluo Points to be delivered on the half, shell in carriers. I E PKE. PER HE. Taking Inventory nnd decided to sell all of our ODDS and ENDS -or- SOFT and ALPINE Hats -ton- $1.00 Look In our show cassj ou will find $2.00 and y.'.fiU HhU uniuiigut them. CONRAD'S. that even Kurope patronizes him in preference to its home industries. In making the" objectives molten glass is poured into a pot. When the glass has cooled, tho pot is chipped away from Us muss, and midway from the bottom the crystal Is sawed thiough twice. Out of this median section tho crown glass convex Is made. The middle of the mold is moit free from Impurities and most uniform In dens ity. A Petition to the 1'odernl Government Since you havo seen fit to refu.so our modest demand for Governor's Island. We, tho undersigned, tho mayor und other ottlclals of Gi ester New York, and tho citizens thereof, do abk you to glva to us loi a public park for lho health and pleasure of ourselves and our de scendants forever, a certain part and par cel of tha United States commonly known 'as Jeisey. ritlUGIIT KATES. In 1873 there wero T0.S68 miles of rail way In tha United States. Tho average freight rate was 2 71 cents for earning one ton ono mile. In ISM the average freight rate on the tamu 70,268 miles ot road was .103 cent, a reduction of about CO per cent. a